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NO. 1: DC COMICS
JSA #17
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Gavin Guidry (CA) Dave Johnson
A MAJOR THREAT STARES DOWN GOTHAM CITY!
The heroes have assembled, but can they work together long enough to face down this existential threat to the citizens of Gotham?
"Year One" chapter 5.
If you've been reading the JSA thread, you know what all the above means. And since it's not a spoiler, I'll tell you: The existential threat is Ultra-Humanite. This issue's cover features three members of the cast, as did the last. All the previous "Year One" covers featured two cast members. All together, there are 12: Amazing Man, Atom, Doctor Fate, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Hourman, Johnny Thunder, Sandman, Spectre and Wonder Woman. Next issue's cover features all 12, most of whom (if not all) will be charter members of the Justice Society, in what amounts to a new origin (displacing DC Special #29/Secret Origins #31).
ABSOLUTE
ABSOLUTE FLASH #12
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #17
DC K.O.
DC K.O. #5 (OF 5)
VERTIGO
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #8 (OF 12)
MORE DC
BATGIRL #17
BATMAN #7
BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #3 (OF 4)
BATMAN/STATIC BEYOND #4 (OF 6)
POISON IVY #42
COLLECTIONS
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN HC VOL 02 SON OF THE DEMON
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN TP VOL 02 SON OF THE DEMON
EARTH 2 THE NEW 52 OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
HARLEY QUINN (2024) TP VOL 02 FRIENDS WITH DETRIMENTS
KANGA-U LOST IN A LABYRINTH A WONDER WOMAN GRAPHIC NOVEL TP
LOBO BACK TO BACK TP
NIGHTWING LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)
NO 2: MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS (2023) #36
Writer: Jed Mackay
Art: Farid Karami
Cover: C. CafuRussell Dauterman
Superstar writer Jed MacKay closes out his time with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this March in AVENGERS #36. Three years of dark mysteries, epic quests and cosmos-shattering battles comes to a head in a giant-sized, can’t-miss final issue, featuring artwork by current series artist Farid Karami. To celebrate this pivotal moment in Avengers history, original series artist C.F. Villa returns with a special farewell variant cover that mirrors Stuart Immonen’s cover for the debut issue of MacKay’s run.
From the introduction of the Twilight Court and the Ashen Combine to Kang’s temporal machinations and Blood Hunt, it’s been an era of dramatic triumphs and epic stakes. Now, everything Jed MacKay has built comes crashing down in this startling finale that will redefine the Avengers’ future!
On leaving the title, MacKay said, "It’s sad to say goodbye to the Avengers after the last few years of chronicling their adventures, but we certainly had some fun- introducing them to the Impossible City, putting them against their old nemesis, Kang, and even putting them through their paces in the blood-soaked first ever Red Band event! I got to work some of the best artists working today on some of the biggest characters Marvel has, and I'll always remember my time with Earth's Mightiest Heroes fondly!"
AVENGERS #36 will also set up the next era of Avengers. Fans curious about what’s next should look no further than this summer’s ARMAGEDDON including upcoming lead-in stories to the event like Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon; Captain America #6, the start of the next arc of Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti’s Captain America run; and the recently announced Comics Giveaway Day™ title, Armageddon/X-Men #1 CGD 2026.
I read some issues of McKay's Avengers for some event or other, and was so baffled (they live in a sentient, orbital city?) that I decided to get the back issues up to that point. Plus, I was hoping to get some Avengers 1,000,000 BCE stories, but it turned out they were in the previous run, by Jason Aaron. Anyway, I've picked up Avengers ever since, but with less and less enthusiasm. So I'll get this one, just to complete the set.
MORE MARVEL
ALL-NEW SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER (2025) #8
DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL'S TRIGGER (2025) #5
ICEMAN: OMEGA (2029) #1: The only character I care about from the original X-Men is Cyclops.
MOONSTAR (2026) #1: The only character I care about from the original New Mutants is Magik.
NOVA: CENTURION (2025) #5
STAR WARS: SHADOW OF MAUL (2026) #1
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2025) #23
WOLVERINE (2024) #17
X-MEN (2024) #26
X-MEN ANNUAL (2026) #1
COLLECTIONS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY ZEB WELLS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2: THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL TP
JESSICA JONES: BLIND SPOT TP
THOR EPIC COLLECTION: THE SURTUR WAR TP
WOLVERINES & DEADPOOLS: CLAWS & MERCS TP
X-FACTOR: THE ORIGINAL X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: LONELY ARE THE HUNTED [NEW PRINTING] TP
X-MEN: ROAD TO ONSLAUGHT OMNIBUS VOL. 2 STEVE GEIGER COVER HC
NO. 3: IMAGE COMICS
NARCO #1 (OF 5)
Fan-favorite writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard — the duo behind beloved series Plastic, Plush, Vinyl and I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer — will reteam for the upcoming thriller, Narco. This five-issue miniseries is set to launch in March 2026 from Image Comics.
Marcus Wesphal blacks out from the slightest surge of excitement — a narcoleptic curse that’s kept him quiet, calm and locked away at home. But when he witnesses the girl next door’s murder and collapses, he wakes to find himself the prime suspect. Now Marcus has one chance to clear his name: outrun his failing body, reconstruct the moments he lost, and hunt a killer before he blacks out again … possibly for good.
"If you haven’t figured it out yet, Daniel and I are a little bit obsessed with quirky horror, AND we're both huge fans of Alfred Hitchcock," said Wagner. "We’ve been talking for years about what OUR version of his works would look like. Well, Narco is that version. It combines our weird sense of horror and humor with classics like Rear Window and Psycho."
Hillyard added: "A Hitchcockian thriller with a whodunnit story and our usual twist of the unusual. If any of that piqued your interest then Narco might just be the one for you. Grab a pop tart, pet your possum (not a euphemism) and see if you can figure out who the killer is."
I'll take a look at it.
MORE IMAGE
IMAGE FIRSTS: BITTER ROOT #1 (2026 REPRINT)
IMAGE FIRSTS: CHEW #1 (2026 REPRINT)
IMAGE FIRSTS: THE DARKNESS (1996) #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: FERAL #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: LOW #1 (2026 REPRINT)
IMAGE FIRSTS: SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1 (2026 REPRINT)
IMAGE FIRSTS: WITCHBLADE (1995) #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: WITCHBLADE (2024) #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: YOUNGBLOOD (1992) #1
LOST FANTASY #8
MARVEL TEAMUP #14 FACSIMILE EDITION: This is the one with Invincible.
RADIANT BLACK #40
SACRIFICERS #19 C
SLEEP #8 (OF 8)
SPAWN SCORCHED #49
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #132
YOUNGBLOOD #4 (2025)
COLLECTIONS
FERAL TP VOL 04
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 14 NEW EDITION
KING SPAWN TP VOL 07
NEWS FROM THE FALLOUT TP (MR)
WALLY WOOD'S EC STORIES EXPANDED EDITION ARTISTS EDITION HC
NO. 4: IDW PUBLISHING
TWILIGHT ZONE #5
MORE IDW
BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING #6
CASEY JONES_#5
GODZILLA #8
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: RACING #1 (ONE-SHOT)
TMNT X GODZILLA #4
NO. 5: DARK HORSE
LANDS UNKNOWN: THE SKINLESS MAN #1 (OF 2)
Writer: Ben Stenbeck
Artist: Ben Stenbeck
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Letterer: Clem Robins
Cover artist: Ben Stenbeck with Dave Stewart
A stormy night in the mountains forces a lone traveler to take shelter in a witch’s house, where the witch spins a yarn of the mysterious and merciless Skinless Man who is in pursuit of new skin at any cost, and the gang of warlocks who were foolish enough to try to deceive him.
“The Skinless Man” marks Stenbeck’s first story in the horror-fantasy Lands Unknown universe, co-created with Hellboy’s Mike Mignola.
MORE DARK HORSE
AVATAR: THE GAP YEAR — TIPPING POINT #5
STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE STORIES: THE BAD BATCH — ROGUE AGENTS #2
COLLECTIONS
CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE — THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES HC
HELEN OF WYNDHORN HC DELUXE EDITION
THE HISTORY OF METROIDVANIA: DECADE ONE — 1980-1990 HC
NO. 6: BOOM! STUDIOS
MORE BOOM
BRIAR: NIGHT'S TERROR #3
NO. 7: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
JASON AARON'S THUNDARR TAKES ON THE WIZARDS!
Preview of Issue #2 Ahead of FOC!
The thrilling tales of THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN have hit your stores, and fans are loving the first ever comic book adventures of this animation icon. Superstar writer Jason Aaron and artist Kewber Baal follow in the footsteps of giants like Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Steve Gerber, and more. Check out some of the earliest glowing reviews on the debut issue below. Then check out some preview pages from the follow up. Reach out to your Local Comic Shop and preorder this anticipated epic!
MORE DYNAMITE
POWERPUFF GIRLS TP VOL 01 THE DAY IS SAVED
RED SONJA: DEATH AND THE DEVIL TP
TERMINATOR HC VOL 01 OUT OF TIME
TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: THE SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #3
NO. 8: VIZ MEDIA
MAGICAL GIRL DANDELION, VOL. 1
NANA 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, VOL. 3
A STAR BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN, VOL. 5
SUPER PSYCHIC POLICEMAN CHOJO, VOL. 2
NO. 9: ONI PRESS
CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #8 (OF 12)
(W) Mike Carey, Melissa Flores, Jeff Jensen (A) Daniel Gete, Kano, Lukas Ketner (CA) Miguel Mercado
What’s that in the sky? A flaming meteor, hurtling toward Earth? An invading alien armada? No, it’s the latest issue of EC’s Eisner and Ringo Award–nominated science-fiction monstrosity . . . and no one will be spared! In preparation for the imminent collapse of human society, give into your most deeply buried desires and distract yourself from the flaming ruin that awaits us all as the devious minds of writers Mike Carey (Hellblazer), Melissa Flores (Power Rangers Prime), and Jeff Jensen (Green River Killer) conjoin with apocalyptic artists Kano (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), and more to bring our fast-devolving civilization to its much-deserved end.
Still getting the EC books, but every time I have a spasm of frugality they go on the chopping block. How many spasms can they survive?
MORE ONI PRESS
AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #2 (OF 4)
CAVE GRAVE: WILD WEST TALES HC
CULT OF THE LAMB: LAST SACRAMENT SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT)
RICK AND MORTY: THE END #4 (OF 6)
RICK AND MORTY: AIN’T NOTHING TO FRICK WITH COMPACT COMICS EDITION TP
SHIN ZERO BOOK 1 TP
NO. 10: KODANSHA
THE HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN 22
HOW TO DEAL WHEN YOUR INTIMIDATING NEIGHBOR IS ACTUALLY AN OMEGA 2
LONELY DEATHS LIE THICK AS SNOW 1
PERFECTLY FINE ON MY OWN, SO MY FIANCÉ CAN TWIST IN THE WIND 1
SHUGO CHARA! 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 1
OTHER PUBLISHERS
ABRAMS
I think Abrams has suddenly found a new distributor.
BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS TP VOL 01
CATS RULE THE EARTH TAROT COLORING BOOK TP
CATWALK ICONS BOOK & PLAYING CARDS BOX SET
CUTE N COZY STICKER THERAPY TP
FLORALICIOUS TP A COLORING FRIEZE
LIONHARTS TP
MOMS CANCER HC ANNIVERSARY EDITION
US V. THEM HC THE AGE OF INDIE MUSIC AND A DECADE IN NEW YORK (2004-2014)
FANTAGRAPHICS
MY GUN IS THE JURY AND OTHER STORIES HC: Parodies by Jack Davis and Wally Wood from Panic.
LAB PRESS
I don't know who or what Lab Press is, but they appear to be have a new distributor as well.
CREATURES & CORRIDORS HC GENE HA LIMITED EDITION Previously Solicited Thru Other Distributors
ESSENTIALS HC VOL 01 GLENN FABRY LIMITED EDITION Previously Solicited Thru Other Distributors Limited to 48 Copies Allocations May Occur
HUNGER HC WOLFSKULLJACK LIMITED EDITION Previously Solicited Thru Other Distributors
SUPER SCIENCE HC VOL 01 TULA LOTAY LIMITED EDITION Previously Solicited Thru Other Distributors
MAD CAVE
EXPLOIT #1 (OF 4)
ASTRO QUANTUM #2 (OF 5)
DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH DARK DESTINY #3 (OF 4)
SPEED RACER #6 CVR A ALESSIO ZONNO
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CRIMSON JUSTICE #5 (OF 5) (MR)
WILD ANIMALS TP
MASSIVE
AFTERBURN BAD BLOOD #4 (OF 4)
ARTILLERY #3 (OF 3) CVR A JIMMIE ROBINSON
DEAD HEAD #4 CVR A GABRIEL FONSECA
DIGGER #2 (OF 4) CVR A SAM GUDILIN
DO NOT DISTURB #2 (OF 3) CVR A DAVID R FLORES
SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #4 CVR A JOSESPH SCHMALKE
TITAN COMICS
WORKING FOR GOD IN A GODLESS WORLD TP VOL 03
BLADE RUNNER BLACK LOTUS LAS VEGAS #4 (OF 4)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL. 7
Author: Don Kraar
Artist: John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan
HC, 680 pages, FC, $125.00
On sale March 3, 2026
The greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history!
This epic omnibus chronicles the ongoing adventures of the legend that is Conan and features over 680 pages of digitally remastered artwork and a bonus section of rarely seen artwork.
The seventh volume in this popular Omnibus series collects the first half of Christopher J. Priest's legendary run on Conan the Barbarian as he assembles a cast of engaging supporting characters around Conan, including the haunted Tetra and the courageous Captain Delmuro, sending them in pursuit of treasure held by the wicked thief, Keiv. Priest also introduces to the colour series one of the great super-villains in Marvel's Conan mythos - the Devourer of Souls. The dark reaver is one of Conan's most formidable foes, and their legendary battles begin here!
This 7th volume collects issues Conan the Barbarian (1970) #172-194, Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973) #10-11.
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL. 7
Author: Michael Fleisher
Artists: John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 936 pages, FC, $150
ISBN: 9781787745131
On sale March 24, 2026
More savage, brutal and epic in scope than its sister title Conan the Barbarian.
Volume 7 sees Conan doing what he does best, slaughtering, pillaging and wenching. This Omnibus edition is packed with Conan classics, with stories by Michael Fleisher and art by all-time legendary John Buscema!
Savage Sword enters an exciting new era with the first appearance of one of Conan's deadliest super-villain adversaries, Wrarrl, better known as the Devourer of Souls! He earned that title by consuming the life force of anyone standing in his way - but he never met a foe as ardent as Conan! Their iconic battle is the first of several engagements between the two in Marvel Conan lore.
And returning to menace Conan is another of his legendary rogues’ gallery, Captain Bor'aqh Sharaq, believed to be dead but hunting Conan on a quest for vengeance! Showcasing double-length stories written almost exclusively by Michael Fleisher and featuring artwork from John Buscema as the lead artist, with assists from Nestor Redondo, Ernie Chan. Also featuring art from Val Mayerik and Alfredo Alcala, with inks by Ernie Chan, Pablo Marcos, Ruby Nebres and Vince Colletta.
VAULT COMICS
NECTAR #1
Vault and #1 Audible and New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Robinson have announced Nectar, a terrifying new horror comic book series. Written by Robinson and drawn by the phenomenal artistic duo Annapaola Martello and Francesco Francini, with colors by Steve Canon, letters by Jim Campbell, and design by Tim Daniel, Nectar will take readers on asupernatural thrill ride where horror comes on gossamer wings.
In Nectar, an island village off Salem, Massachusetts, is inundated by a strange species of butterflies that spread the Dancing Plague and have a very particular taste in nectar...human blood.
“When my wife, Hilaree, and I started spitballing story concepts, all I knew was that I wanted to create a new Victorian monster to rival Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and Werewolves,” said Robinson. “Our twisted imaginations went to work and just minutes later we had blood sucking butterflies and the dancing plague wrapped together, along with the title: Nectar. I loved the idea so much, I started writing the script the next day.
“A month later, script complete, we signed on an amazing artist tag team—Annapaola Martello and Francesco Francini,” continued Robinson. “Every page they delivered was amazing, and then our colorist, Steve Canon, metamorphosed the black and white pages into something brilliant and beautiful to look at, butterflies and blood-soaked corpses alike! It’s rare to work on a project that is inspired from beginning to end. Nectar is one of those unique experiences that comes along just a few times in a creator’s career.”
Jeremy Robinson is the #1 Audible and New York Times bestselling author of nearly 100 novels, published in fourteen languages, including INFINITE, THE OTHERS, and the GOOD BOYS trilogy. His high-octane blend of science fiction, horror, and action has captivated millions of readers worldwide. A television series based on his cult-favorite novel PROJECT NEMESIS is currently in development with director Chad Stahelski (John Wick 1–4) and produced by Original Film and Sony Pictures Television.
Robinson’s latest creative frontier is Breakneck Comics, his imprint for publishing bold, bizarre, and beautifully illustrated graphic novels—three per year, to match the furious pace of his prose output.
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Is the Skinless Man named "Frank"?
I read some issues of McKay's Avengers for some event or other, and was so baffled (they live in a sentient, orbital city?) that I decided...
It is at this point your sentence veered away from where I thought it was going. I try to check in with the Avengers every once in a while, just to see if they're telling stories I have any interest in reading, but apart from a few limited series here and there, I haven't been able to get back into it since BMB's "New" Avengers. And that's a shame. I was considering this issue, but after reading you're comments I think I'll pass.
VIZ MEDIA
Still haven't seen Ultraman v21 (from two weeks ago?). Maybe this week.
How many spasms can they survive?
Let's find out... "Three."